Kurdish Studies

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The Sign in Syriac Arts the Levantine Arts as a Template

Lamee Najeeb Mousa
University of Basra / College of Fine Arts – Iraq
Dr. Tahreer Ali Hussein
University of Basra / College of Fine Arts – Iraq
Keywords: the sign - Syriac arts - Levant arts..

Abstract

The current research deals with understanding the importance of the sign in the Syriac artistic achievements in the Levant Including drawings that took a new form for expressing religion and a means of teaching in images and form. Its goal is to arouse spiritual emotions and stir latent emotions through the icon in light of the religious text that the painter turns into a sign A colorful visual achievement, He adopts it as a tool for communication between believers, the church, and God.Therefore, in this study, the researcher aims to analyses Syriac drawings in the Levant, which serve as significant symbols that convey deeper meanings. The researcher seeks to uncover the religious connotations of these symbols based on the Christian tradition, as well as explore the aesthetic representation found in their formal, color, and semantic structure. Therefore, the issue of the present investigation emerged by addressing the following inquiry: What are the indications found in the Levantine Syriac arts? How was it visually and cognitively expressed by the artist?The first chapter included the importance of research, the need for it, the goal of the research, and the identification and definition of terms. The second chapter included the theoretical framework Which contained two sections: The first section deals with the Syriac arts in the Levant the second topic dealt with the art of Syriac manuscripts and miniatures. The third chapter was concerned with research procedures, which included defining the research community Choosing a research sample of (3), Then the research tool, research methodology, and sample analysis. The fourth chapter included the research results Conclusions, recommendations and proposals.

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